Intuitionism

Question 1

What is good according to Ge Moore?

Answer 1

We intuitively know what good is, but we can’t define it

Question 2

Intuitionism’s key idea

Answer 2

‘Good’ is self-evident

Question 3

Example of ‘Good’ as a self evident fact?

Answer 3

When we see a baby on the road, apart from physical ideas, we see danger

Morality is a fact we perceive

Question 4

What is rightness according to Ge Moore?

Answer 4

Rightness=outcome - consequentialist

‘Right’ thing to do is the action that will produce most ‘good’

Question 5

1. What is intuition according to W.D. Ross?
2. What is rightness?

Answer 5

1. Intuition — discovering the morally relevant things. We examine the situation and workout what is good and bad
   We compare situations and work out the rule e.g justice => you act on rules
2. Rightness=action, it is determined is terms of actions, deontological approach.